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THE YEAR THAT WAS: Top 100 Stories of 2025 in Central Florida: No's 6-10 Henry Frederick Thu, 02/26/2026 - 11:25
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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- For better or for worse, these were the Top 100 stories in 2025 in Central Florida in The Year That Was. This segment: Nos. 6-10. Here, it's all about top cops - Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez getting arrested, Volusia Sheriff failing in recruitment hires while trying to show up NYC's new mayor, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma showing real leadership, and upgrades in Edgewater titles.

VSO: Man who made threats to law enforcement & NASCAR arrested day before the Daytona 500; AR-15 rifle seized

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Photo for Headline Surfer / Adrian Morales, 50, of Daytona Beach, was being held without bail at the Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of making threats to law enforcement following his arrest on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Daytona Beach man is in custody after sending messages, including video of gunshots, threatening: "This is what's in store," allegedly to law enforcement agencies and previously to a NASCAR executive, the VSO said.

Olympic gold medal sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson arrested & charged with 'super speeding' (driving in excess of 100 mph) on SR 429 near Winter Garden, Florida

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WINTER GARDEN, Fla. -- Olympic gold medal sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested Thursday fon a charge of "super speeding" (100 mph or more) on State Road 429, also known as the Daniel Webster Western Beltway, in Orange County, near the Stoneybrook Parkway exit.

THE YEAR THAT WAS: Top 100 Stories of 2025 in Central Florida: No's 41-50

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- For better or for worse, these were the Top 100 stories in 2025 in Central Florida in The Year That Was. This segment: Nos. 41-50. 

Nos. 51-60, 61-80, and 81-100 are archived at the end of this segment.